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Torsemide Action Pathway
Homo sapiens
Drug Action Pathway
Torsemide, also known as torasemide is a pharmacologically-active small molecule that belongs to the drug class of loop diuretics. It is commonly used to manage hypertension and edema in cases of congestive heart failure as it acts as a diuretic by blocking sodium transporters NKCC2 on the thick ascending limb of the Loop of Henle in the renal tissues. Specifically it acts on solute carrier family 12 member 1. This prevents the reuptake of sodium into the Loop of Henle which consequentially reduces the uptake of water and serves to both increase water loss and reduce blood pressure. Torsemide appears to reduce blood pressure beyond its action in reducing salt uptake in the Loop of Henle; it also seems to be involved in reducing vasoconstriction by blocking the action of angiotensin II.
References
Torsemide Pathway References
Brater DC: Pharmacology of diuretics. Am J Med Sci. 2000 Jan;319(1):38-50.
Pubmed: 10653443
Davies DL, Wilson GM: Diuretics: mechanism of action and clinical application. Drugs. 1975;9(3):178-226.
Pubmed: 1092541
Fortuno A, Muniz P, Ravassa S, Rodriguez JA, Fortuno MA, Zalba G, Diez J: Torasemide inhibits angiotensin II-induced vasoconstriction and intracellular calcium increase in the aorta of spontaneously hypertensive rats. Hypertension. 1999 Jul;34(1):138-43.
Pubmed: 10406837
Vormfelde SV, Sehrt D, Toliat MR, Schirmer M, Meineke I, Tzvetkov M, Nurnberg P, Brockmoller J: Genetic variation in the renal sodium transporters NKCC2, NCC, and ENaC in relation to the effects of loop diuretic drugs. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2007 Sep;82(3):300-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.clpt.6100131. Epub 2007 Apr 25.
Pubmed: 17460608
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Pubmed: 29126136
Kidney Function References
Mount DB: Thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Nov 7;9(11):1974-86. doi: 10.2215/CJN.04480413. Epub 2014 Oct 15.
Pubmed: 25318757
Giebisch G: Renal potassium channels: function, regulation, and structure. Kidney Int. 2001 Aug;60(2):436-45. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.060002436.x.
Pubmed: 11473623
Subramanya AR, Ellison DH: Distal convoluted tubule. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Dec 5;9(12):2147-63. doi: 10.2215/CJN.05920613. Epub 2014 May 22.
Pubmed: 24855283
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